€œTwenty-nine years.â€
Saraswati thumps her foot on the floor. “It’s been three decades. I’ve earned
an honest living and now I am called a drug dealer. Why? We can be shut down
now. How?â€
1983
Saraswati arrived in
Hampi, leading her two shambling sons, Krishna Prasad and Ashok. She was 19 then,
following the trail of her husband, an English-speaking guide. He wasn’t a
permanent worker. Income was never a guarantee. He’d disappear for
